11-letter words containing c, w, a
- front crawl — a style of swimming in which the swimmer faces downwards and moves their arms alternately in strokes
- gang switch — a collection of switches connected to separate circuits and operating simultaneously.
- getaway car — an automobile used by criminals in order to leave the scene of a crime quickly
- googlewhack — A Google search result consisting of a single hit, in response to a search on two separate words.
- hack writer — a writer of undistinguished literary work produced to order
- hollow back — a paper tube or roll, almost flattened, having one side glued to the back of a book and the other to the inside of the spine.
- hollow-back — a paper tube or roll, almost flattened, having one side glued to the back of a book and the other to the inside of the spine.
- include war — Excessive multi-leveled including within a discussion thread, a practice that tends to annoy readers. In a forum with high-traffic newsgroups, such as Usenet, this can lead to flames and the urge to start a kill file.
- jabberwocky — a playful imitation of language consisting of invented, meaningless words; nonsense; gibberish.
- kitchenware — cooking equipment or utensils.
- knackwursts — Plural form of knackwurst.
- kwangchowan — Older Spelling. Guangzhouwan.
- lace pillow — pillow (def 3).
- lacquerware — Articles that have a decorative lacquer coating, viewed collectively.
- lacquerwork — lacquered wood, often with ivory inlays
- latticework — work consisting of crossed strips usually arranged in a diagonal pattern of open spaces.
- law faculty — the department or division of a university concerned with teaching law
- law society — association of lawyers
- lawyer cane — any of various kinds of entangling and thorny vegetation, such as the rattan palm, esp in tropical areas
- lech walesa — Lech [lek] /lɛk/ (Show IPA), born 1943, Polish labor leader: a leader of Solidarity 1980; president 1990–96; Nobel Peace Prize 1983.
- lock washer — a washer placed under a nut on a bolt or screw, so made as to prevent the nut from shaking loose.
- low-alcohol — (of beer or wine) containing only a small amount of alcohol
- low-calorie — containing relatively fewer calories than comparable foods, diets, etc
- lower class — classes lower in rank than middle class
- lower-class — of, relating to, or characteristic of the lower class: lower-class values.
- luckengowan — a daisy or other flower having petals drawn together similar to a bud
- march brown — an angler's name for the dun and spinner of various mayflies or an artificial fly imitating one of these
- mexican war — the war between the U.S. and Mexico, 1846–48.
- microwaving — Present participle of microwave.
- mural crown — a golden crown formed with indentations to resemble a battlement, bestowed by the ancient Romans on the soldiers who first mounted the wall of a besieged place and there lodged a standard.
- musical saw — a handsaw played as a musical instrument with a violin bow or a hammer while the saw is bent with varying tension to change the pitch.
- new castile — a region in central Spain: formerly a province. 27,933 sq. mi. (72,346 sq. km).
- new mexican — a state in the SW United States. 121,666 sq. mi. (315,115 sq. km). Capital: Santa Fe. Abbreviation: NM (for use with zip code), N. Mex., N.M.
- news agency — a business organization that gathers news for transmittal to its subscribers. Compare press association.
- newscasters — Plural form of newscaster.
- newscasting — a broadcast of news on radio or television.
- nicht wahr? — isn't that so?
- night watch — a painting (1642) by Rembrandt.
- night-watch — a painting (1642) by Rembrandt.
- now account — Banking. a savings account against which checks can be written.
- owl's claws — a perennial plant, Helenium hoopesii, native to W North America, having large yellow flowers.
- pace bowler — a bowler who characteristically delivers the ball rapidly
- pawn ticket — a receipt given for goods left with a pawnbroker.
- pickwickian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Mr. Pickwick, central character of The Pickwick Papers.
- pillow lace — bobbin lace.
- plasticware — knives, forks, spoons, cups, etc., made of plastic: a picnic hamper with plasticware for six.
- policewoman — a female member of a police force or body.
- power cable — cable for conducting electric power.
- power chain — an endless chain for transmitting motion and power between sprockets on shafts with parallel axes.
- racewalking — the activity of racing by walking fast rather than running